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Roderick Jenkins	20/04/2016 20:15:03
2376 forum posts 800 photos	I've decided to make a serious foray into the locomotive world, with this 3 1/2" Rob Roy that I have recently acquired. As can be seen from the photos, it is not quite standard, with the addition of a pair of trailing wheels and a Drummond-like front end. This part built loco has been through several hands before coming to me. Most of the plate work has been started and all is to a nice standard. But does anybody know what the original builder of this engine was trying to model? Cheers, Rod Edited By Roderick Jenkins on 20/04/2016 20:28:34
julian atkins	20/04/2016 20:58:17
1285 forum posts 353 photos	Hi Rod, You have a nice chassis there. I can only assume the original builder decided to fit a larger coal bunker plus additional water underneath. There is no fullsize prototype that accords with this variation. When you get to the Rob Roy boiler PM me as have a few suggestions for improvements etc. Cheers, Julian
Roderick Jenkins	21/05/2016 21:47:23
2376 forum posts 800 photos	I've fiddled around with the eccentrics and managed to get the chassis to run using my little airbrush compressor: Now there's a boiler to build with this flanged kit from Blackgates Julian, I did send you a personal message. Rod Edited By Roderick Jenkins on 21/05/2016 21:48:34
Roderick Jenkins	08/06/2018 20:24:14
2376 forum posts 800 photos	Prototype problem possibly solved: Rod
duncan webster	08/06/2018 20:26:54
5307 forum posts 83 photos	but your chassis has outside cylinders
Roderick Jenkins	08/06/2018 20:57:11
2376 forum posts 800 photos	OK, but apart from that I obviously got a bit over-excited. Rod Edited By Roderick Jenkins on 08/06/2018 20:59:37
Ady1	09/06/2018 01:07:17
6137 forum posts 893 photos	lol, annoying when that happens. Good luck Rod

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